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switch off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. switch off, cut, turn off, turn outverb

    cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

    "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

Wiktionary

  1. switch offverb

    to turn a switch to the "off" position in order to stop or disable a device

  2. switch offverb

    to lose interest, and start thinking about something else

  3. switch offverb

    To alternate between; to trade.

Wikipedia

  1. Switch Off

    Switch Off is a short film directed by Anoop Gangadharan. It is the first short film which features only gadgets and was selected for Limca Book of Records.

ChatGPT

  1. switch off

    To switch off means to turn off or deactivate a device, system, or machine by hitting or toggling a switch or button. It can also refer to the act of stopping paying attention, mentally disengaging, or stopping making an effort in a situation.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of switch off in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of switch off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of switch off in a Sentence

  1. Fernando Alonso:

    Things like that... it's normal they switch off the television.

  2. Sipho P Nkosi:

    We can set for ourselves a bright future only if we switch off our past.

  3. Tomas Berdych:

    I can talk with my partner about basically everything.... I can just completely switch off from the tennis, then once you step back on the tennis side, then you are absolutely focused (on) whatever you do... so for me, I think it's a great combination.

  4. Gwede Mantashe:

    They even want to tell us to switch off all the coal-generated power stations, until you tell them, 'you know we can do that, but you'll breathe fresh air in the darkness'.

  5. Tao Geoghegan:

    At the moment, I do n’t think I ’d say I ’m looking forward to Wednesday but it’s another chance, i just want to forget about everything tonight, switch off, have dinner and ring Max, my son. That puts it all in perspective. I ’ll get up tomorrow, recover as best I can and give it one last hit.


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